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A new century of Alzheimer's disease research

... blood chemistry, including proteins that are sent floating downstream from the brain. “We want to put all this information together to create a predictive equation that can determine an individual’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease,” says Ronald Petersen, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Mayo Clinic Alzh...

Chilean Lake Disappears, Thanks to Global Warming

...ll that was left was a crater and a few strands of floating ice.A river running from it had also reduced to a trickle, according to the park rangers of the southernmost region of Magallanes. The lake had simply disappeared,' said Juan Jose Romero, regional director of Chiles National Forest Service. No o...

500 Pound Man Rescued After 12 Hour Ordeal From Wisconsin River

...a group who were rafting down the river. They were floating down the river on the Minnesota border in inner tu...ownstream per hoist. Finally, rescuers created a floating platform by lashing three canoes together and placing four boards across them. That remedy worked ...

Volunteers Remove Garbage from Kashmir's Dal Lake

...n - who took boat rides on the lake to collect the floating garbage. Monday was the third day of the voluntary effort to cleanse the lake. Muhammad Azim Tuman, chairman of the houseboat owners association, blamed the local Lakes and Waterways Authority, the governmental body entrusted with the preservatio...

India Main Source of Counterfeit Medicines Seized in Europe

...imated $200 billion worth of counterfeit goods are floating around the world. Close cooperation between customs in the EU has inevitably played a role in the increase in seizures made during 2006. A good example of the fruitful results of this cooperation is the successful outcome of an operation carrie...

Ayurveda Resorts in Kerala Gear Up for the Monsoon Season

...o be essential for good results. We have also four floating cottages, specially designed using medicinal woods," George said. Similarly, Tomy Pullikattil, who launched an ayurveda houseboat in Alappuzha, has bookings for the next two months. Tourism Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, recognising the tourism ...

World Environment Day (International Polar Year)

... more "water ice", the Arctic Ocean is covered by floating ice or sea ice, called the Arctic Ice pack. In recent years there has been noticeable shrinking of polar ice. Scientists have warned that the Arctic ice cap may disappear in the next 100 years! NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Centre toget...

Delhi Kids to Be Immunized Against Polio

... migration into the capital,' she said, adding the floating population was a headache for her government. Calling for a success of Pulse Polio Programme, she said: 'Delhi is regarded a role model and it would continue to strive hard to completely eliminate polio.' On Sunday, volunteers at 7,500 booths wou...

Flood Toll Rises, and Indonesia Braces for Disease

...ir, it appeared in places that red tile roofs were floating on the brown water. Some people remained crowded in the upper floors of their homes without sanitation, utilities or telephone service. Some of them said they were remaining in their inundated houses to guard against looters. Others took shelter in...

Bait as Heavier Pockets for Doctors to Fort McMurray Hospitals

...y stationed in the region and many others comprise floating population. There is a severe shortage of doctors and nurses leading to burn out among the present medical staff. As of now, about 30 to 35 such patients come to the hospital each day and must be taken on and cared for by the doctor on call. ...

Statutory Warnings on Cigarette Packs- Make It Bigger and Brighter, Say Researchers

...l includes a picture of a man smoking, with skulls floating in the background. A Brazilian label shows an unhappy couple in bed, with a warning about impotence from smoking. Another label image proposed by the European Union is a drawing of a dead man, his eyes covered by a cloth, lying on a table. The word...

President’s Address on the ‘Tele-Radiology’ Set Up of Krst

... for providing health care in emergencies for huge floating population engaged in business and tourism. Conclusion In conclusion, tele-radiology opens up new opportunities for providing quality health care to the people in the remotest areas and development of skill in the country. It will also give a...

Indian Students Thrilled to Talk to Sunita Williams

...ng the stars, her hair flying upwards and necklace floating loosely, a scientific fact they had only read about in books before. It was equally thrilling to be able to see and speak with three astronauts at the same platform - Sunita and fellow astronaut Michael Lopez-Algeria, both in the International Spac...

Self Hypnotic Relaxation Makes Breast Biopsy Easier and Less Painful

...to breathe deeply and then focus on a sensation of floating and imagine a pleasant setting. Results of the study The results of the study show that all the women who underwent the procedure had pain. But the women who had empathetic care and self-hypnotic relaxation had lesser pain; however hypnosis grou...

Yamuna Pollution Kills Thousands Of Fish

Thousands of dead fish have been floating along the banks of the Yamuna river between Mathura and Agra due to the increased water pollution, creating a shortage of drinking// water in this historic Taj city. With dissolved oxygen content in the river being reduced to zero as a result of su...

Study IDs Protein That Inhibits HIV From Growing In Cell Cultures

...," Stapleton said. "Who would have thought a virus floating around in a lot of people does not make them sick but could significantly influence survival in people with HIV?" Source-Newswise...

Researchers Uncover Critical Player in Cell Communication

...rve function -- triggers cells to take up the free floating element from their surroundings. Cells store calcium until still other signals occur to release it again. “The finding was stunning to us because calcium is one of the most important messengers in cells,” says Desiderio, “and both it and TFII-I are...

1.8 mn Delhi Children to Receive Anti-polio Drops

...mber of kids at her residence. She also said the floating population, which is coming to Delhi everyday in connection with their employment and other obligation could also be responsible for cases of polio in the national capital. Delhi Health Minister Yoganand Shastri conveyed his gratitude towards Rotar...

John Hopkins Develops An Online Tool To Help In Research Of Certain Rare Diseases

...se consolidates a considerable volume of knowledge floating around out there, and we hope it will focus not only our research but others, as well to speed our way to better treating these patients.' Bardet-Biedl, Alstrom and Meckel-Gruber patients share similar symptoms, including kidney problems, vision pr...

Scientists Review Loeys-Dietz Syndrome in the Largest Ever Study to date

...e outside of the cell, where TGF-beta can be found floating around. The receptors contain specialized domains - dubbed kinase domains -- that, when bound by TGF-beta, add a chemical phosphate group to molecules that set in motion a domino-like effect within the cell to activate other chemical reactions that...

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